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Area code
651
In service
United States · since 1998

Saint Paul

Serves Saint Paul and the eastern Twin Cities suburbs, split from 612 in 1998 generally along the Mississippi River. Like 612 it has no overlay.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Saint Paul
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1998
Projected exhaust
2100 Q4

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 651 is

Saint Paul and eastern Twin Cities suburbs (Ramsey, Washington, and Dakota county areas), extending southeast along the Mississippi River toward Hastings..

Communities served wholly or partly by 651:

Saint PaulStillwaterWoodburyRosevilleEaganHastings

Apple Valley area straddles the 651/952 boundary; verify individual exchanges.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 651 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1998 612 Minneapolis Split from 612 along the Mississippi River; the fifth area code created in Minnesota.
Related · 2000 763 Northwestern Minneapolis suburbs Adjacent to the north within the Twin Cities.
Related · 2000 952 Southwestern Minneapolis suburbs Adjacent to the south/southwest within the Twin Cities.
What's changing. No overlay. One of the few urbanized area codes without an overlay.
C · History

How 651 got here

1998
Created as a split from 612; dividing line generally followed the Mississippi River, with eastern areas moving to 651.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
498
Prefixes available
302
Thousands-blocks assigned
1,910

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area code 651
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

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